Don't Forget! Vote for the next 30-day challenge

Have you been in a querying rut? Is your idea of networking NOT avoiding the phone when a friend calls? Do you just resent having to work for free in order to get paying work?

Which is bugging you most? Choose the next 30-day challenge, which will start next Friday:

30-Day Marketing Challenge, Part 2: In this economic climate, one of the few things you can control is how much you market. So it might be worthwhile to take another crack at this.

30-Day Persistence Challenge: When the money's not rolling in, how do you convince yourself to keep marketing, keep doing the daily drudgery you'd rather avoid? This challenge will highlight ways other freelancers build the marketing and other daily tasks into their lives, and ways you can do it, too.

30-Day Networking Challenge: Now more than ever, it's who you know that helps keep your business growing. But if you're shy, busy or otherwise have a hard time prioritizing getting out and meeting others, how do you do it? This challenge will share how.

Leave a vote in comments.

Choose the Next 30-Day Challenge

I hated to end the marketing challenge--and even considered extending it--but decided to stick to the plan. After this challenge, I may do another marketing challenge. So I ask you, readers, what you'd most like to see the next challenge cover:

ECONOMIC STABILITY: Taxes, cashflow, managing fears and strategies for a tough economy, making money quick, etc.

PASSION: Reigniting your passion for the business, tips for improving your writing and reporting, and tips for expressing yourself a little better.

LETTING GO: We focus a lot on what we can control here, but what's harder is letting go of the economy, the kids, our clients and the future, none of which we can control.

What say you? Vote in the comments. Have another idea? Share it in the comments, too!

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Reminder: Choose the next 30-Day Challenge

I'm on vacation this week, so posts will be a little more spotty than usual. But don't fear, I'll bring you a few tips on how to maintain serenity in a recession.

In the meantime, I want to remind you that the next 30-Day Challenge will start on the 15th.

What is it? That's up to you.

Comment on this post to have your say on what the next challenge will be.